Hymns and Tunes 1876 133
'Tis by the faith of Jesus we come
1'Tis by the faith of Jesus we come, We walk through deserts dark as night; Till we arrive at Heaven, our home, Truth is our guide, and faith our light.
2The word of sight she well supplies; She makes the pearly gates appear; Far into distant worlds she flies, And brings the glorious prospect near.
3Though lions roar, and tempests blow, And rocks and dangers fill the way, With joy we tread the desert through, While faith inspires a heavenly ray.
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The verse
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- iambic (da-DUM) · 54% of beats fit
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Verse 1
'Tis by the faith of Jesus we come, We walk through deserts dark as night; Till we arrive at Heaven, our home, Truth is our guide, and faith our light./˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘///˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/37A
Verse 2
The word of sight she well supplies; She makes the pearly gates appear; Far into distant worlds she flies, And brings the glorious prospect near.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/33A
Verse 3
Though lions roar, and tempests blow, And rocks and dangers fill the way, With joy we tread the desert through, While faith inspires a heavenly ray.//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/////˘/˘˘/33A
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.